[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 116 (Thursday, July 23, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S5546]
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SA 2301. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans
Administration from being taken into account for purposes of
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON SANCTIONS RELIEF FOR IRAN.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President
may not waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or
otherwise limit the application of statutory sanctions with
respect to Iran under any provision of law or refrain from
applying any such sanctions pursuant to an agreement with
Iran relating to Iran's nuclear program until--
(1) the Government of Iran has recognized Israel's right to
exist; and
(2) the Government of Iran has released all American
prisoners of conscience who are being unjustly held in
Iranian jails, including Saeed Abedini, Amir Hekmati, and
Jason Rezaian, and located and returned Robert Levinson.
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